Cade Cavalli, Willson Contreras each suspended seven games after brawl

Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras was suspended seven games for his role in Tuesday's brawl. Cade Cavalli got a ban of the same length, according to MLB.

Well, we know have (temporary) closure on the Willson Contreras/Cade Cavalli incident. Major League Baseball has suspended both players for seven games, with Contreras’s suspension being specifically linked to behavior “during and following” the episode, meaning, i.e., that he’s being punished both for the helmet throw and for his subsequent social media post. Nate Eaton […]

The four players were also fined an undisclosed amount in the discipline announced by senior vice president of on-field operations Michael Hill.

Red Sox’s Contreras also given seven-game ban Pitcher apologized for remark, racial overtones Bench-clearing fracas resulted in four ejections Major League Baseball suspended Washington Nationals starting pitcher Cade Cavalli and Boston Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras seven games each on Thursday for their ⁠roles in a benches-clearing incident on Tuesday in Boston. MLB also suspended Nationals right-hander Miles Mikolas for five games and Red Sox outfielder Nate Eaton for three for ⁠their actions during the ⁠incident at Fenway Park. The ​four players each were fined an undisclosed amount as part of the discipline. Continue reading...

Nationals pitcher Cade Cavalli and Red Sox slugger Willson Contreras were suspended for actions that led to a bases-clearing incident.